Standard Bank builds international payments blockchain

Standard Bank’s hyperledger fabric-hosted foreign exchange payments and settlement system is expected to go live in the first half of 2019, aiming to significantly increase the international trades and speed up foreign exchange payments, according to Richard de Roos, head of foreign exchange for Standard Bank Group

German delegation visits Namibia, focus on major sectors

Five members of the Budgetary Committee of the German Federal Parliament visited Namibia from 24-26 February 2019, focusing on forest protection, sustainable forest management, bioeconomy and private sector entrepreneurship